Healthy Hollywood: Try It On Tuesday - Beyonce's Vegan Diet!

The pop sensation admits she gained close to 60 pounds during her pregnancy. Now, her baby girl is 14 months old and Beyonce's back to her fabulous pre-baby shape. Besides exercise, the singer reportedly credits a partial vegan diet for maintaining her weight loss. She reportedly eats one vegan meal a day and snacks on vegan goodies like "edamame" beans and green apples.

Healthy Hollywood can attest that a partial vegan diet is good for maintaining weight and overall health. I, Terri MacLeod, tried to follow a plant-based diet for 21 days. Truth be told, by day 10 or so, I added fish back into my diet; but I haven't had any meat or dairy for nearly a month. I don't miss it and I do feel better energy-wise and my skin is glowing (or, so I've been told).

Healthy Hollywood relied on the expertise of vegan expert, Brendan Brazier; who wrote the best-selling "Thrive" book series and created the plant-based "Vega" nutritional products. He advised me on how to put together a nutritious vegan meal plan. Even though I plan to eat fish going forward, Brendan says nixing the meat and dairy is a healthy change, adding, "It doesn't have to be an all or nothing approach. There are tremendous benefits to simply making progress, as opposed to 100%. The elimination of meat and dairy will be significant and you will benefit."

Brendan also says following a partial vegan diet, like Beyonce, or even a couple days a week, has numerous payoffs. "If food is whole and a clean vegan meal, you will have more energy, less dependence on caffeine, fewer sugar cravings, less hunger in the evenings and better sleep quality."

A smoothie for breakfast is a simple way to add a vegan meal to your day. "It gets your body fueled right from the start and takes only a small amount of digestive energy. Plus, it gets your metabolism kicking, helps burn fat, reduces food cravings and helps your pallet shift to desiring less processed foods," adds Brendan.